Candor Central High School - Candorama Yearbook (Candor, NY)

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1344 l Candor Central School i945 553,5 XJ f. 1,5 . ..'f'f?gg,k e -l'i1'i' Lu M. , mimac gmfi ----that this na-p tion under God may have a new Ronan' C. Bmzn birth gf freedgm, my j and that govern- Q f,g,f lent qf the peo- Q 57 ple, by the peo- kgfeple, for the peo- 6 ' ple may not perish from the-J earth. 5 Y l:'Zf,lLx:'L- any Vqcrqn Nasa: RALPH PUATT Lgovo J. QUICK L4-2:4 zigejiirbqilf 'Zi' reel? Gold Stars letter follows.u It was signed by Dunlop, On the pages to follow are the names and pictures of 91 alumni of C. C. S.--boys and girls who for four years of high school-- some for eight years of grade school also-- studied and played, worked and dreamed here. Now they are fighting and dying that we may continue a free country with free schools. Others, many others, who left our school before graduation are also engaged in this struggle for freedom. Several have given their lives. Pvt. Robert C. Baker died in Luxembourg January 15, l9h5, as a result of wounds re- ceived in action. Sergeant Earl Diller Jr. was given a military funeral at Candor on Nov. 29, l9hh, following his death in line of duty by mon- oxide gas poisoning while he was operating a radio car. Pfc. Howard I. Jordan was killed in act- ion in France August T, 19hL. Victor Nagle, U.S.N., the first of our boys to be represented by a gold star, was killed in action'in the South Pacific. SflC Lloyd J. Quick .was on board the Liberty munition ship, E. A. Bryan, which ex- ploded ln the harbor at Port Chicago, Cali- fornia on July 17, l9Lh. He was reported missing. Ralph Flatt was killed in action in France in Jan. l9h5. Had he remained in school, he would have been a member of the present graduating class. Those now graduating, and others youngen pledge themselves to do all within their power to realize the purpose for which thea costly sacrifices were given. Patriotism NTelegram for Mrs. Sm1th,n said the mes- senger. Instantly Mrs. Smith turned white, and she trembled as she opened the telegram. The first words she saw as she slid the paper from the envelope were: nThe War Department regrets to inform you that your son has been ------N and then a pause as she continued to unfold the telegram, nkilled in action. A Adjutant General, U. S. Air Forces. Mrs. Smith sat down sobbing, nOh John! My precious son. Killedln The next day Mrs. Smith received a letter giving the details of her son's death. It said that John had died a hero. He was flying his P58 when a swarm of Jap planes dove on him out of the sky. He sent down three of them in a very short time. Then one, a suicide plane, dove toward his plane and crashed into it. About two months of sorrow and grief had passed when a package came to Mrs. Smith. It contained two medals, the Purple Heart and Air Medal with Oakleaf Clusters. This is a story of true patriotism. John gave his life,and his mother gave her only son for our country. What did you do? Modern Warfare Most people hail new inventions for killing with joy. They think it will end this war earlier. Maybe it will, but our own men are being killed by tens of thousands by just such inventions as the grenade, the robot bomb, or the block busters. When the news commentators give accounts of our losses over the air they always console us with something like: nlt was re- ported that our losses on the so-and-so front were fifty thousand killed, missing and wounded.n Of course the German losses were ninty thousand ,but what difference does it make what the Germans lost when we lost fifty thousand men? Another favorite of the newsmen is to compare our air losses with Japan's., For instance they boast that our airmen shot down thirty Jap planes, which is good. Then they tell us we lost only nineteen bombers. The Jap planes contained only one uncivilized man apiece while our nineteen bombers contained nine or ten skilled Americans each. This war is the most devastating thing that ever happened to us. It's up to us to see that another war doesn't follow this one. If it did happen it would practically ruin civilization. Page eighteen

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Provides Citizenship ' Hallowe'en Party About 550 attended the Hallowe'en Party at the school auditorium Friday, October 27. The grand march was led by Henry Vetter. The following prizes were awarded: Most original, Athens Ward and Phyllis McCune as the nSalvage Twinsn and Gwendolyn Anderson as uThe shadow of the Candor Courierng Fun- niest, Junior O'Connor as nThe Irish Hod Carrler,n and Dale Barrows as nThe Hunchback Witchng Prettiest, Margaret Craig as HA Spanish Senoritan and Bertha Howard as a nM1d-Victorian Belle.u Honorable mention went to Gladys Harwardt as nThe Orange Ghostn and Peter Ward as UThe Winking Girll The auditorium was decorated with black and orange crepe paper. From the ceiling three large skeletons were suspended. The stage entertainment under the dir- ection of Mlss Kennedy was original and lots of fun. The Student Council served as Judges. A group of witches served as court to try different members of the audience for unjust things they had-done since school' opened. Mr. McCune, wearing a dunce cap and fishing in a bucket of water, was a comical sight. Mr. Vetter skipped school to go hunting. So what-should be more appropriate than to haw him shoot at a pheasant with a bow and arrow. Miss lt? He certainly did. Mrs. Strong, she kept nJohnny on the Spotu for two months. The witches had her sit ln a corner on a high stool. Mrs. Strong will never put any one on the spot again. Wendell Hichards should be a little.g1rl. He didn't have any trouble put- ting on a corset, and the way he fastened his stockings to the garter. Ohl Boy. Peter Ward could dance with a chair as well as he could with a girl. At least he got around fastero Cider and doughnuts were served in the cafeteria. The remainder of the evening was spent in round and square dancing. Chrlstmas Program The annual Chrlstmas operetta was pre- sented by the muslc department durlng assem- bly Friday morning, December 22. One hundred fifty students from the schoo1's various mus- ical organizations took part. The grade chorus, numbering fifty, was from the thlrd, fourth, and flth grades. They presented the first scene. They sang, 'Bro- ther Come and Dance With Me,W and WThe Child- ren's Prayer from Hansel and Gretel. G. Aman and K. Hull were Hansel and Gretel, C. Hil- bert was the sandman. Eight children from Wlllseyville school presented a folk dance ln the first scene. The Junior Glee Club from the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades, numbered 50. They portrayed an old English Carollng scene and sang English Carols. The last scene was a church scene with an altar and a stained glass window. The Glrl's Glee Club sang two selections of sacr- ed Chrlstmas music. The finale was a procession of the chor- uses about a manger. M. Thomas and P. Ward were Mary and Joseph. A solo by D. Grldley was sung between the second and third scenes. , H The -orchestra played the 'Overture and 'lntermezzon from the L'Arleslenne Sulte by Blzet, after Act I. page Red Cross Drlve Succeeds The Junior Red Cross Drive went 'over the top,' when 835.52 was collected from the student body in a membership campaign. Miss Frances Justice, who was ln charge of the annual drlve, announced that flve of the rooms subscribed IOOZ. They were, the senior class, the freshman girls and boys and the seventh and elghth grades. A total of 510.78 was recelved from the high school and 524.75 from the grade school. March of Dimes On account of the weather school was closed most of the time during the March of Dimes. Therefore, contributions weren't what could have been expected otherwise. However, 53.05 was contributed. Milkweed Pods No body ever knew that mllk weed pods were anything but good play-things for boys and girls on autumn days, until the war came along. This year, under the dlrectlon of Mr. Perry, 160 open mesh onion bags were distri- buted free, to be brought back later full of mllkweed pods. These were dried, and then shipped to factories for the manufacture of avlator's Jackets. Maybe Bud, or Sye or Ernest, or some of our other air men will be wearing one of them. Classes Fill Boxes Fburteen Red Cross boxes were dlstrlb- uted to the homerooms to be filled wlth ltems which would help the children of liberated countrles ln going to school again. Some of the items which the children contributed were: three penclls ln a flat case, penholders, pen points, boxes of cray- ons, pads of paper, erasers, compasses, pen wipers, protractors, small pencil sharpeners, slate pencils, cakes of soap, tooth brushes tooth paste washclothes, pocket combs smah toys, thlmbfes needles, thread, matched but- tons, and handkerchlefs. New Years Dance A fair crowd attended the Senior Dance on New Years night. The Auditorium was beau- tlfully decorated in pastel colors. Very few people wore formal gowns because of the bad weather. Both round and square dances were enjoyed and refreshments were served ln the cafeteria. Speaking Contest The annual Speaking Contest, held at the Candor School on Friday evening, February 9, under the Ausplces of the Alumni Assoclatlon, was one of the most successful ln the history of the contests. The themes were well chosen, and the Interpretations were excellent. Those winning the awards were: Dorothy Wllllams---first prize, Stella Polynlak--- second prlzeg Esther Johnson---third prlzeg and Betty Vergason---fourth prize. Others participating in the contest were: Esther Lovejoy. Jane Anda-son, John Jennings, and Harold Nielsen. Fifteen dollars was given out as prizes. Musical numbers added to the enjoyment of the evening and were offered by James JenningSIIIrd-viollnlst, and Dorothy Grldley soloist. Stella Polynlak was accompanist. seventeen

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